Holocaust

Ancient blood libels continue to shape modern antisemitism - opinion

Antisemitic conspiracy theories have deep historical roots and continue to resurface, driving prejudice and violence against Jews today.

The Simon of Trent blood libel: Illustration in Hartmann Schedel’s Weltchronik, 1493
Declassified documents about Nazi doctor Josef Mengele, who fled to Argentina after World War II.

Switzerland to release sealed files on Nazi doctor Josef Mengele - report

Activists have set up a pro-Palestinian camp on Hamburg's Moorweide, which a German court permitted over the objections of the city and Jewish community, May 10, 2026.

German court allows pro-Palestinian encampment in Hamburg park where Jews were deported by Nazis

Daniela Gerson is the author of "The Wanderers."

‘The Wanderers’ tells the story of Poland’s Holocaust survivors who fled to the Soviet Union


A light unto the enemies: Three dangerous lessons from the Holocaust - opinion

Student delegations to Poland, ceremonies, museums, and educational programs – all of these are essential. But memory is not an end in itself; it is a means.

An IDF soldier stands in silence during a siren honoring the millions of Jewish lives lost in the Holocaust, in Tel Aviv, April 14, 2026

New ‘information center’ in Polish town denies murders of Jews by local Poles in 1941

The information center was installed earlier this month and celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, which Wojciech Sumlinski, a right-wing Polish activist, shared online.

A container installed near the site of the Jedwabne pogrom proclaims in Polish, "The earth doesn't lie." The container, installed in April 2026, promotes the narrative that Nazis, not Poles, killed the Jews of Jedwabne in 1941.

Jerusalem razes Elie Wiesel Plaza for NIS 73m. underground passage to Shaare Zedek

SZMC’s director-general Prof. Ofer Merin told In Jerusalem that when construction is completed, he will make sure that the Elie Wiesel Plaza and its garden are restored.

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German Holocaust memorial defaced with feces for 11th time

The vandalization of the St. Wendel area memorial was described by the district administrator as not just a mere prank, but an attack on society, historical memory, and responsibility.

A demonstrator holds a placard with the slogan 'Antifa means fight against every antisemitism' and a logo of Germany's Die Linke (The Left) party, near police officers, during a protest against antisemitism, in Leipzig, Germany January 17, 2026.

A dirge without end: March of the Living ceremony presents Jewish life, honors Holocaust survivors

Survivor of the Hamas October 7 terror attack Agam Berger played a violin donated to Yad Vashem by Israeli relatives of a Holocaust survivor.

Agam Berger at March of the Living ceremony 2026.

Council of Europe criticizes Germany for being too strict with interpretation of antisemitism

Commissioner for Human Rights Michael O’Flaherty visited Germany in October 2025, during which he said he saw increasing pressure on democratic freedoms and undue restrictions on peaceful protests.

A woman crosses an overpass as in background can be seen one of the German flags flying on the Reichstag building that houses the Bundestag (lower house of parliemant) on November 27, 2025 in Berlin, Germany.

Israel’s shift from seeking approval to shaping global narrative - opinion

It took the international responses to the October 7 massacre and the vicious antisemitism, the horrors, and the deaths for Israel to mature.

PLO chairman Yasser Arafat (L) waves with prime minister Yitzhak Rabin (R) and US president Bill Clinton after the signing of the Israeli-PLO peace accord, at the White House in Washington, in 1993. Israel was forced into Oslo to reduce international isolation, and it backfired, the author notes.

Photos of Nazis left at Haifa health ministry office on Holocaust Remembrance Day

The ministry said the incident was handled without delay and did not interrupt services at the bureau. It did not say who was responsible or whether any suspects had been identified.

Photos of Nazis with red paint left at the entrance to the Haifa District Health Bureau.

Hampshire College, incubator of Yiddish Book Center, pioneer in Holocaust studies, to close

The closure, which follows semester after years of financial troubles, won’t affect the Yiddish Book Center, which operates on land purchased from the college in Amherst, Massachusetts.

A copy of Say It In Yiddish.

Baku marks Holocaust Remembrance Day, highlights rescue of 55,000 Jews

Jewish community event focused on WW2 rescue efforts and current regional tensions, including Iran, speakers say.

BAKU MARKS Holocaust Remembrance Day, 2026.